AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement nominations

From the American Advertising Federation's web site. It's nomination time for advertising's best and brightest for people under 40. Get your nominations in soon as the deadline is coming in June. Nomination form.

Advertising Hall of Achievement®

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The Advertising Hall of Achievement is the industry's premier award for outstanding advertising leaders age 40 and under. The American Advertising Federation established this program in 1993 as a way to recognize young talented individuals who are making a significant impact on the advertising industry.

Induction Ceremony & Luncheon
November 13, 2012
11:30 AM - Reception; 12:00 Noon Lunch
Cipriani 42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017

Nomination deadline: June 11, 2012

2011 Honorees:

Jonathan Bauer, Partner, Head of Strategy, Droga5

Carolyn Everson, Vice President, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook

Eric Hadley, General Manager, Worldwide Marketing BING and MSN Microsoft

Brian Monahan, Managing Partner, Intelligence Practice, MAGNAGLOBAL

Amy Powell, EVP, Interactive Marketing Strategies & Film Production, Paramount Pictures

Iain Tait, Global Interactive Executive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy

Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO, President & Founder, Agro Farma

For more information on the Advertising Hall of Achievement click here

Zombies wanted at Ad Agency

©Thomas Rohe

Creative Zombies Wanted

A British Columbia Advertising Agency is seeking zombie interns. No, really.

"What we want is creativity," Doug Brown, Copeland Communication's managing director, said Tuesday.
"It's one thing for someone to say, 'I'm really interested in advertising.' It's quite another thing for them to demonstrate it to us."

I can't wait to see who shows up for this gig.

Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/agency+seeks+zombies+intern+candidates/4370653/story.html

Good news for Voice Actors-Local TV up 32%

Sure, political television commercial advertising spending was extreme in the third and fourth quarters, but we're still seeing increases in broadcast spending. And who voices those commercials? We do.

Automotive spending is predicted to increase in 2011 also which means an increase in voiceover spending. I think 2011 is going to be a good year for the ad business overall and when you're looking at broadcast advertising that always needs a voice. So good news for everyone in the industry. Except that pesky print. Sorry guys.

Local television ad revenues were up 31.7% in the third quarter, compared to the same quarter a year ago. That vastly outpaced network TV, which grew a modest 2.7% in the quarter, while syndicated TV was down 1.2%, according to a survey from TVB and Kantar Media

The complete story from Broadcasting & Cable online: Local Television Advertising Revenue Up

Tom

Congrats to SunSpots voiceover talent George Washington III for "appearing" on Today Show

George Washington III did an Old Spice spoof political tv commercial and it ended up being profiled on the Today Show on NBC. Donny Deutsch of Deutsch advertising discusses whether or not the spot works:

Listen to voice talent George Washington III's collection of voice demos.

To schedule voice-over pro George Washington III contact SunSpots Productions Voice Talent Agency and Creative Audio at 800.355.SPOTS(7768).

Some voiceover resources from Amazon:

Remember "Cry" from the 80's? This Canadian Real Estate Assoc. tv spot does

Remember Godley and Creme's "Cry" video?  Here's a refresher:

Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Toronto took some inspiration from it and created this video for the Canadian Real Estate Association. What do you think? Hit or a miss?
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Agency:

Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Toronto

Client:

The Canadian Real Estate Association

Executive Creative Director:

Aaron Starkman

Art Director:

Mark Puchala

Copywriter:

Gerald Kugler

Agency Producer:

Alina Prussky

Production Company:

Industry Films

Director:

Brad Parker

Executive Producer:

Joan Bell

Producer:

Cindy Marshall

Line Producer:

Cindy Marshall

Director of Photography:

Tico Poulakakis

Post Production:

Asylum Visual Effects

Editorial Company:

Asylum Visual Effects

Editor:

Rob Trent

Music Company:

Elias Arts

Composer:

Johnathan Elias

Visual Effects Company:

Asylum Visual Effects

Lead Compositor:

Rob Trent

Compositor:

Miles Essmiller

Visual Effects Producer:

Ryan Meredith

Executive VFX Producer:

Michael Pardee

Cognitive Anthropologist:

JJ Sullivan

AAF Greenville announces new board of directors

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) Greenville announced the Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 club year, elected 4/21/09.  These new officers will be installed at the May program meeting, and will begin their terms of service on June 1, 2009.  

President: Nicole Christos, the bounce agency
Past President: Kasey Tant, the bounce agency
VP Programs: Jason Kelly
VP Membership: Gretchen Murdock
Treasurer: Jennifer Spellman, Infinity Marketing
Secretary: Karen Wessel, Erwin-Penland
Board Member: Nika White, Erwin-Penland
Board Member (Twist Chair): Christina Strayer, Torque Creative
Board Member (ADDY Chair): Corey Hudgins, Erwin-Penland
Board Member: Chris Jones, Popcorn Initiative

On a personal note it's very cool to see Erwin-Penland still making creative. I worked with Joe Erwin when I first started voicing many years ago when we did sessions in person (pre-isdn) at Sundown studios in Greenville. Thanks Joe for your confidence in my voiceover skills back then! To everyone listed above, why don't you give SunSpots Productions a shot when you need voiceover talent and creative audio production. Schedule your voiceover session online and search for voice talent online. You can do your sessions via phone patch, drive up the hill to our studios near Asheville or come down to our studios near Orlando for a mini-vacation. 

Congratulations to all the new members from your advertising buds at SunSpots Productions!

Peace-

Tom